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  1. francoisgl

    Volume reduction calculation

    Hi community, I would like to estimate the volume reduction of my workpiece during a forging process made with ABAQUS/Explicit (axisymetric elements). I've read that it was possible to see it in the .dat file by adding the line *Diagnostics, ADAPTIVE MESH=DETAIL in the step module of my input...
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    Problems with self contact

    Hi, I'm tring to model a forging process with ABAQUS/Explicit, but I've got a problem with self contact (or maybe surface définition). one surface of the elastic-plastic material is schrivelling up during the simulation and after a certain elapsed time one of my...

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